Magic
Lantern Slide Scanning

Yes, we scan the Magic Lantern
slides! Magic Lantern slides require extra work to get them to scan
properly and therefore we have to charge more than our regular
scanning fee. They must be the flat glass encased slides and not the
type with the wooden frames.

. This type of film scanning can be figured by finding
the square inch area of the Magic Lantern slide and then multiplying
by $0.39. We will not scan any copy protected Magic Lantern slides.

Magic
Lantern Slide Projector

When you see an early Magic Lantern Slide
Projector, you may think that you are actually looking at a small
kerosene stove. They even have a little vent stack on top. The
outside was generally made out of metal and became very hot because
of the light/heat that was produced by the lamp which was the sole
source of illumination, and it was usually fueled from burning oil
or gas, a burning piece of calcium, or later on, using electricity.
The light was projected through a glass lens barrel on the front of
the Magic Lantern Projector. Hand painted or photographic slides
were placed in the lens barrel. The light from the light source was
projected through the slide, through the lens barrel and onto a screen or wall.

In the early years of the twentieth century glass
lantern slides were a popular form of entertainment, known as "magic
lantern" exhibitions. The slide shows were accompanied by music and
narration or "readings." Some slides were specially made in a series
of progressive frames so that they could be moved through the
projector quickly and give the illusion of motion.

Magic Lantern Slides can be dated back to the mid
1600s. The slides and slide shows continued to be popular into the
20th century and were the precursors of the modern slide projectors.

Magic Lantern Slide
Sizes

Magic Lantern slides came in several sizes. The
Peck and Snyder Co. slides measured 4.5 by 7 inches. "English
pattern" slides were 3.5 by 3.5 inches, "French pattern" slides were
3.25 by 4 inches, and the "standard European size" was 3.25 by 3.25
inches. Another standard size was: 7-1/8" x 2" x 1/16"

Please note that we do not sell any Magic Lantern
projectors or slides.
They are displayed here for illustration
purposes only.